AIARLA Demands House Sites And Homes As A Legal Right

The state level convention of AIARLA demanded house sites and homes for every rural poor family as a basic legal right. The convention was held in Villupuram on Septamber 12 at Comrade Subbu Hall (after a noted peasant leader who had been killed by hired goons in 1994 at Tirunelveli, where Comrade Mariyappan was killed recently induced by castiest and communal forces). The convention was also held as a state level condolence meeting of Com Swapen Mukherjee. The convention was preceded by a silent procession with Com Swapan’s portrait reached the convention hall where floral tributes paid to the portrait of Com Swapan kept in front of the hall. The convention stood in two minutes silence as mark of respect to the martyred and departed leaders and activists including Comrades Swapan and Mariyappan. Around 300 rural workers from several districts participated. Com M. Venkatesan, Dy GS of AIARLA presided over the convention.

Com Jankiraman, GS of AIARLA, Com R. Vidyasagar, NCM of AIPF, Com Balasundaram, All India Vice-President of AIARLA and Com S. Kumarasamy, State Secretary of CPIML spoke in the convention. Speakers remembered Com Swapan’s service and contributions to the revolutionary struggles and movement of the working class and rural poor. Com Kumarasami explained the political significance of the house site and house movement for the movement of rural workers.

The convention resolved to spearhead the campaign for house site and homes as one of the key demands of the rural poor. As a first step the convention decided to launch a massive 10 lakh signature campaign together with AICCTU on this key demand along with other people’s demands of the day.

The convention strongly condemned the Modi Govt for the incendiary situation both in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and demanded a speedy resolution of the Cauvery waters issue.
Followed by the convention AIARLA’s state council meeting was held. The council meeting was conducted by a presidium of Comrades Ilangovan, Susila, Rajangam, Bharati and Sigamani. Comrade Janakiraman summed up the discussions. The council meeting unanimously selected Com Balasundaram to be the President of the state AIARLA that had fallen vacant due to the death of the late President Comrade TKS Janarthanan. Comrade Balasundaram in his concluding remarks called for AIARLA to intensify efforts to take up spirited struggles of rural workers.

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